The Tanzer 28 is a Canadian
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminolo ...
, that was designed by
Johann Tanzer and first built in 1972. The design is out of production.
Production
Production of the boat was commenced in 1972 by
Tanzer Industries
Tanzer Industries Limited was a Canadian boat manufacturer based in Dorion, Quebec. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats.
History
The company was founded by Johann Tanzer in 1966 and went bankrupt in May ...
of
Dorion, Quebec
Vaudreuil-Dorion () is a suburb of Greater Montreal, in the Montérégie region of southwestern Quebec, Canada. The result of the merger of two towns, Vaudreuil and Dorion, it is located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality.
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. The company entered bankruptcy in May 1986 and production had ended by then.
Design
![Tanzer 28 sailboat Lemug](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Tanzer_28_sailboat_Lemug.jpg)
The Tanzer 28 is a small recreational
keelboat
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, built predominantly of
fibreglass
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, with wood trim. It has a
masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, ...
rig, a transom-hung
rudder
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and a fixed fin
keel
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. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat was built with a standard keel that gives a draft of .
The boat has a
PHRF
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racing average handicap of 204, with a low of 216 and a high of 192. It has a
hull speed
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of .
Operational history
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Tanzer 28 is a well built boat with what could be the largest interior of any production 28 foot sailboat anywhere. The floor plan of this boat doesn't do justice to the amount of space found in its main cabin. Unfortunately, the Tanzer 28 has something of an odd appearance. The kindest thing that can be said about it is that it looks like an over inflated Tanzer 22."
See also
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List of sailing boat types
Similar sailboats
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Alerion Express 28
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Aloha 28
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Beneteau First 285
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Beneteau Oceanis 281
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Bristol Channel Cutter
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Cal 28
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Catalina 28
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Crown 28
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Calgan Marine had produced several Cal Yachts designs under licence a ...
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Cumulus 28
The Cumulus 28, also called the Albin Cumulus, is a Swedish sailboat that was designed by Peter Norlin as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 19 ...
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Grampian 28
The Grampian 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Rolf van der Sleen and first built in 1975.
Production
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Oakville, Ontario, Canada starting in 1975 and 107 examples were completed, but it ...
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Hunter 28
The Hunter 28 is an American sailboat that was designed as a racer- cruiser and first built in 1989.
The Hunter 28 is a development of the 1985 Hunter 28.5.
Production
The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1989 ...
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Hunter 28.5
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Hunter 280
The Hunter 280 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team in conjunction with Rob Mazza, as a cruising boat and first built in 1995.
The design replaced the Hunter 28 in the company line, which had been produced fro ...
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O'Day 28
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Pearson 28
The Pearson 28 is an American sailboat, designed by William Shaw and first built in 1975.
The Pearson 28 was replaced in the company product line by a new Shaw design, the Pearson 28-2, introduced in 1985.
Production
The Pearson 28 was buil ...
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Sabre 28
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Sea Sprite 27
The Sea Sprite 27, also called the Sea Sprite 28 and the Luders 28, is an American sailboat that was designed by Bill Luders as a cruiser and first built in 1960.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Editi ...
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Sirius 28
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Tanzer 8.5
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TES 28 Magnam
The TES 28 Magnam (English: ''Magnum'') is a Polish sailboat, that was designed by Tomasz Siwik and was first built in 2010.
Production
The boat is built by Stocznia TES - Yacht (English: ''TES Yacht Shipyard'') in Poland and remained in pro ...
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Viking 28
References
External links
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{{Tanzer sailboats
Keelboats
1980s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by Johann Tanzer
Sailboat types built by Tanzer Industries